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Laura Appelbaum
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Talking with a friend recently about growing up in the 60s/70s, I came to realize that my brother and I were spoiled -- we owned close to fifty board games! Leaving out the obvious ones, like Checkers, Chess, Monopoly, Scrabble and Chinese Checkers, I quickly compiled the following list, which appears here in alphabetical order.

Reminisce with me now about those golden days before the advent of video/computer games, when, if you weren't riding around on your banana-seated bicycle, messing around having crab apple fights in the woods with other kids, or watching "Gilligan's Island" on Channel 11, you were playing boardgames!
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1. BAS-KET [Average Rating:5.08 Overall Rank:4242]
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Technically, this was my brother's but since he was only three years younger than me, we played games together until we were in our teens.

Apparently, in the early 70s, white men *could* jump.
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At least, those that were spherical, hollow, and made of highly resilient plastic were. :laugh:
Tom Madden
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My brothers and I played this almost as much as the real thing. I can stil remember that ping pong ball flying over the backstop. I noticed that a reprint is available at Target and maybe some other places. It looks identical. I wonder if it plays the same...
Jeff Spencer
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I LOVED this game. When I saw the new version at Target, I almost crapped myself. My kids were astoundingly disinterested, though. That's it! They're out of the will!!
Gary Webster
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Thank you, thank you, thank you! I put together a "grew up with" list a year ago or so, and completely forgot this one. I actually played this as a wee little kid in the '50s and '60s. One side always worked better than the other in terms of how hard the springs flipped and how soft the backboards were, but I remember enjoying this one a lot.
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Next door neighbor had this one. He was a UNC fan and I was NC State so there was a natural basketball rivalry there. We played this game till it fell apart.
Rob Buchler
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I actually bought this as an adult and played it with my first wife. Both have been out of my life for quite a few years now!
Mike Jones
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Wow, I had forgoten this one. Didn't like sports to much, but my brother did. Probably why he'd play this one.
John Di Ponio
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Many many games played against my brother! Mostly while listening to the Pistons (back when they were not good and players made thousands....not millions!!!)
2. Battleship [Average Rating:4.42 Overall Rank:4723]
Laura Appelbaum
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This was our [in]famous edition. However, you wouldn't have found me in the kitchen drying dishes with my mother. Then again, *my* dad couldn't make his armpit sound out "it's a hit!" :p
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Ronald Pehr
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Learned this game with pencil and paper as a child, don't recall seeing a commercial version until many years after that.
3. Bingo [Average Rating:2.42 Overall Rank:4745]
Laura Appelbaum
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Ours had a metal wheel you put the wooden numbers into and spun with a crank, as well as clear red plastic chits to mark your number. It made a great sound.
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My family would play 'galloping bingo' during holiday get-togethers. The host would have wrapped small gifts (pencils, trinkets, etc.) and you would take one when you won. After all the prizes were gone you would steal each others. No wonder my family never spoke to each other.
4. Blockhead! [Average Rating:5.35 Overall Rank:3950]
Laura Appelbaum
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The best thing about Blockhead was that after building a perilously-balanced structure, you could smash your Matchbox cars through it.
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5. Boggle [Average Rating:6.23 Overall Rank:1064]
Laura Appelbaum
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Another game with great sound effects. I'm sensing a trend here ...